Anichebe runs into the box and turns easily past Agger. He should have taken the shot but makes a mess of his effort after taking a touch

Reina looks OK to continue

Reina clashes accidentally with a group of players in the box after a great cross from Everton and the goalkeeper takes quite some time to pick himself up

Yakubu's shot out of nowhere forces Reina into a smart save

The game looks to have settled down after another crazy few minutes as Everton try to build an attack from the back

A bit of a brawl kicks off after Gerrard clashes with Pienaar

Baines collects the ball on the left and Everton bomb forward in numbers. Gerrard sprints over to make a great challenge and Everton make do with a corner, which is eventually cleared

Phil Neville and Rodriguez clash near the halfway line and, although it looks quite nasty to begin with, both players seem OK

Everton are seeing plenty of the ball in midfield but can't find that incisive final pass that could make a difference here

Liverpool are playing well on the break and this time Babel looks to be through in a dangerous position but he's flagged offside

Arteta comes back on the pitch after receiving treatment for a blow to the face. Everton fans will be relieved to see he's OK

Donovan wins a free kick on the edge of the box for Everton. Arteta takes it but it's a poor attempt and Liverpool can break forward. Insua aims a cross towards Babel but Howard rises high to claim the ball

Babel is seeing quite a lot of the ball since coming on but his final touch hasn't been great

Mascherano's teasing cross from the right fails to pick out a player in the box for Liverpool

Everton are finding it very difficult to break down Liverpool, who are defending very well across the pitch

Gerrard's cross just goes over the head of Ngog in the box

Liverpool look like they might be about to make a change but Rafael Benitez will be happy with the way his team is playing

Excellent run from Donovan down the right, as he skips past Insua with ease and sends in a great cross to win a corner

Gerrard's free kick is collected easily by Howard, who will be unhappy with conceding that goal from Kuyt

Ngog and Distin battle away in the box trying to win the ball. Ngog gets his shot away but it deflects off Distin for a corner. Good work there from both players

Ngog wins a free kick after going down easily under the slightest of challenges from Arteta. Gerrard's attempt is fired straight at the arms of Howard

Nice build-up play from Everton around the box. Pienaar eventually gets a cross in but it's blocked by Mascherano

Everton break forward but Cahill's shot goes straight into the arms of Reina

Kuyt wins a header and then manages to win an early corner for Liverpool. Gerrard sends the ball in from the right but Everton clear

Saha picks out Donovan on the edge of the box. The ball eventually falls to Cahill and he sends an effort just over the bar from close range with a diving header. Great chance for Everton

Cahill fouls Gerrard just outside the box in a central position. Gerrard takes the free kick and the ball whacks the top of the bar

Ngog does well to keep the ball in play on the right for Liverpool but Everton win it back without too much trouble. There's no rhythm to this game after so many fouls and bookings

Everton are still playing with 10 men as Fellaini receives treatment

Saha looks to be through on goal once again but Liverpool hold a good line and he's flagged offside

There has been very little football played in this game; it's just a physical battle right now

Fellaini is still down after that challenge and is now being carried off on a stretcher

Louis Saha is nearly through on goal but Reina is alert to rush off his line and clear the ball

Ngog has the first good chance of the game as Gerrard picks him out with a good pass after sloppy play from Everton. Osman applies pressure at the last moment though and Ngog skews his shot wide

Gerrard's shot is deflected for a corner. Gerrard's corner from the right comes out to Mascherano but he's challenged well by Leon Osman

Challenges are now flying in from all over the place and the referee needs to get a handle on this before it turns nasty

Kuyt claims he's being held back in the box by Baines but again the referee fails to take action

Kuyt goes down under a challenge from Fellaini. Kuyt claims he was kicked in the face by the big Everton man but the referee takes no action

Leighton Baines takes a free kick from just outside the box and Reina is able to tip the ball over the bar quite comfortably

Liverpool are happy to play possession football at the moment, with occasional breaks forward through Kuyt especially

Kuyt finds himself in plenty of space in the box but gets his shot badly wrong and Everton can clear the ball

Dirk Kuyt picks out Ngog with a neat low pass but Distin and Johnny Heitinga combine well to win the ball back

Liverpool pressure is mounting now as Gerrard takes another corner for the home side. The ball comes out to Emiliano Insua, who fails to mount another attack with some Liverpool players in promising positions

Daniel Agger takes a shot from inside the box after being left in plenty of space but the ball clears the bar

David Ngog nearly gets past Sylvain Distin in the box but the ball just doesn't fall quite right for him

Fellaini is caught late by a nasty tackle from Mascherano. The referee has a quick word with the Liverpool man

Tim Cahill takes an instinctive shot from outside the box but fails to get any direction or power on his attempt

Liverpool are starting to see more of the ball now but Everton are showing they're up for a physical battle today

Marouane Fellaini fouls Maximiliano Maxi Rodriguez and Javier Mascherano takes the resulting free kick

Steven Gerrard fizzes in a free kick from the left and Tim Howard is forced to act quickly and punch the ball away

Good early pressure from Everton, as Landon Donovan takes two quick corners in succession. Jose Manuel Reina struggles to cope with the second corner and Louis Saha tries to win the ball but the referee calls a foul